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Needle Drainage of Abscess or Cyst

Massachusetts rates for HCPCS 10160

A needle is used to puncture and drain fluid from an abscess, cyst, blister, or blood-filled pocket under the skin, without making a larger incision. It's a quick way to relieve pressure and reduce swelling from a fluid-filled pocket.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Needle Drainage of Abscess or Cyst cost?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $513 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$182$117 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$513$166 to $2,188

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $115 to $3,311Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $93 to $372
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $513professional $182

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,388.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$446.68
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,818.38
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$346.74
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$3,630.78
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$229.09
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,467.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$338.84
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$933.25
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,818.38
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$346.74

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Massachusetts· 13th of 51

$195

AK $331DE $112

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.